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Do you have any suggestions on where someone who is completely comfortable working with High voltage could learn all these terms?
I mean like a layout which identifies the special name that goes with each component!
It seems that if you ask a question that should be welcome in a builders forum, you get the " If you dont know, I aint telling " answers

90% of my day job I am exposed to much greater hazards than the innards of a tube amp. I've built 2 the paint by numbers way really and I know exactly how to work inside amp safely but that has nothing to do with the fact that I do not know where the coupling caps, snubbers, etc.

I really want to learn all this stuff but cant seem to get straight answers from anyone!

Thank


Todd

He could use the search bottom or google.........................

WOW are you always this helpful?

Seems that maybe if you put a disclaimer about high voltage in your profile you could save yourself a lot of useless post's

As the others stated, I come here to speak with the experienced guys about this stuff rather than google search and get a shitload of useless information.

If you think you are just to damn educated on this stuff to share than maybe you shouldnt even be here!

I honestly dont want to be rude here but this is unacceptable.

Do you own an amp building company and just dont want any more competition or what?

All the best

Todd

If you follow the wires from pins 1 and 6 of both v1 and v2 you will arrive at the coupling caps. If you turn left at the junction you arrive at the plate (or anode) load resistor and right the coupling cap 

They are used to block DC from getting through to the next gain stage or tone stack. The value of the coupling caps does have a bearing on the tone.

Can't recommend Merlin Blencowe's book highly enough.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Designing-Valve-Preamps-Guitar-Bass/dp/0956154506

I honestly think it would be nice if new forumites would take some time and effort and read through the posts in this forum and on the ampgarage. Why ask questions that have been answered a number of times by me or forumites??

This is my opinion I sincerely hope you can respect that.

I was staying out of this one just to keep the peace. But I went to eat dinner and come back to more of this. This is really BS. What the heck are these "karma points" and how do you give them to others? Seems like a rather arbitrary system to me.  

I can only speak for myself, but I'm probably very indictative of many that come here. Blues, you have to understand that I for one have been all though this forum and have found a lot of very good information, but I also have found  alot of confusing, conflicting, or just very indirect information. If you think it's not worth your time then don't say anything. And the (leathal danger) thing isn't going to cut it anymore. Make a general disclaimer and be done with it. I mean this in the most serious and respectful way I can convey this in words. I hope you take this the intent it is meant.

I wonder how many just give up and move on when they get banged like this. While I think a newcomer has the responsibility to be respectful and curteous to the members, they don't have the responsibility to read every word written since the start of the forum before they can ask a serious question. I would feel like I was asking someone to "kiss my ass" if I had that attitude.

Blues, I can tell you're a really smart guy and are a good source of correct information. I understand being busy and not having the time to answer every question. So, it would probably be best not to answer it at all. This is the only site for people specific to Ceriatone. It's not the most organized or even busy site. But, I can tell that when someone gets a kit and has an issue this is the first place they come. Having an attitude like "you fool, how dare you try to build a tube amplifier" just really sucks as a greeting.

I don't know if you know the webmaster very well, but a Disclaimer that's big and bold when you first enter the site would be great. Then we can all go about answering questions without feeling like we might be leading someone into danger. But really, if I give some directions to the store and they have to cross a busy street, am I really responsible if they hit by a car while doing it? I don't think so.